Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-11-24
COLLISION AT SEA.
rhe Nut ,h Steamer SehoTtcn Goes
Down Ian the Eagiish Channel
Awful Loss Of Life.

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LONDON, Nov. 90, The Dutch steamer
w. A. Sholten, Captain rpat, which left
Rotterdam yesterday FIR New York. Vas
sunk by collision With the steamer Rosa
May, Of Hartiepool. at II to'clnAk last
night, ten miles OFF Dover The Schpitod
carried a complement pf 2lO passengers
and crew The steamer Ebro. of Sunder,
land, rescued ninety OF the crew and
passengers and landed them at the Sail,
~or's Home, Dover. One hundred and
forty of the passengers are missing, 1t
1 hoped that passing vessels have reached
some Of the missing ones The Scholten' 3
masts are visible From Dover pier. Boats
have left Daver bound In all directions
| for the purpose of saving life and propet.
" il possible, The Rosa May is anchor.
ed IF Ramsgate. with her bows stove,
| Up TO 5 O'Clock twenty-five bodies from
the Schulten had been landed at Dover.
The Scholien left Rotterdam Saturday
morning, At the time Of the accident q
! dense fog prevailed The Schoten was
struck on her port bow by the Rosa May.
| Immediately after the shock was felt the
| Seholten's passengers, all of whom had
retired for the night, rushed on deck in
their night gowns The boats were
promptly ordered to be lowered. but ID
was found that only two were available
| Three others were useless and were not
lowered The water rushed swiftly
through the hole in the bow and ter.
I rib c scene ensred
The panic-stricSen passengers uttered
piercing shreks and many fell upon their
! knees and prayed aloud. Little children
chung to their mothers who themselves
were shrieking with terror. The officers
were cool and self.po~seSsed, and remain
ed on the bridge to the last. Several per
| sons procured life belt. and leaped into
the sea, Within twenty minutes OF the
shock the Scholten was enguIfed. All
those who had put on life belts tloated
and We're rescued by boats from the
steamer Ehro, which cruised around until
O'Clock in the morning. Many of the
rescued lost wives. husbands, brothers
and sisters. The survivors were supplied
with clothes, and everything possible was
done to insure tn airoo Mort.
Passengers accounts differ regarding
the circumstances of the collision. and
the reports of the officer, Of the Rosa
May. Some of the passengers state that
most OF the passengers had retired to their
hunks, only Il few remaining in The saloon
when the tremendous crash was heard on
the port bow. They say 1t is impossible
that the collision could have occurred by
the Scholten striking an anchored vessel
The second mate of the Scholten re.
ports that he was on deck when he saw
M unknown steamer coming through the
fog, R"rore any Thing could be done the
Sth w,tss struck n the fore rigging and
p IT q ~ The other vessel. which he
now presumeS was the Rosa May, back.
cd off and disappeared. Within twenty
minutes the Scholten sank.
The captain of the Rosa May states
that his vessel was run into while anchor.
ed south east Of South Sand Head by an
unknown steamer. Finding that the
Rosa May was damaged. he proceeded TO
Dover Roads. where the vessel is now
locked. The Rosa May was laden with
coal for St. Nazairc